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Hon. Bimal Rathnayake | |
|---|---|
| බිමල් රත්නායක பிமல் ரத்நாயக்க | |
| Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation | |
| Assumed office 18 November 2024 | |
| President | Anura Kumara Dissanayake |
| Prime Minister | Harini Amarasuriya |
| Preceded by | Vijitha Herath |
| Leader of the House | |
| Assumed office 21 November 2024 | |
| President | Anura Kumara Dissanayake |
| Prime Minister | Harini Amarasuriya |
| Preceded by | Susil Premajayantha |
| Member of Parliament for National List | |
| Assumed office 21 November 2024 | |
| In office 3 September 2015 – 3 March 2020 | |
| Member of Parliament for Kurunegala District | |
| In office 2001–2010 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 March 1973 |
| Political party | Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna |
| Other political affiliations | National People's Power |
| Spouse | Samanmalee Gunasinghe |
| Alma mater | University of Moratuwa |
Bimal Rathnayake is a Sri Lankan politician who serves as the Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation and Leader of the House since November 2024. A longstanding member of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP), Rathnayake is member of the JVP Politburo, a national executive member of National People's Power (NPP) and a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka for the National List.[1][2][3]
His wife, Samanmalee Gunasinghe, is a Central Committee member of the JVP and was elected in the 2024 Sri Lankan parliamentary election from Colombo from the NPP, while Rathnayake was elected as the first NPP national list candidate. He was first elected to parliament from Kurunagala in 2001 and was appointed to parliament in 2015 from the JVP national list.
- ^ "Hon. Bimal Rathnayake, M.P." Directory of Past members. Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
- ^ Bimal had discussions with Korean Labour Party. lankatruth.com 2011. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
- ^ "Academics, Tamils and an extremist Sinhala nationalist". Tamil Guardian. 20 November 2024. Retrieved 20 November 2024.